North Korean foreign policy : security dilemma and succession / Yongho Kim.

Author/creator Kim, Yong-ho, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2011.
Descriptionviii, 220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
National security--Korea (North).
Heads of state--Succession. --Korea (North).
Nuclear weapons--Government policy. --Korea (North).
Korea (North)--Foreign relations. --20th century.
Korea (North)--Foreign relations. --21st century.
Korea (North)--Politics and government. --1948-1994.
Korea (North)--Politics and government. --1994-2011.

Contents pt. 1. Introduction -- Security dilemma & the succession -- Levels of analysis & the study of North Korea's foreign policy -- pt. 2. Security dilemma and the launch of the succession -- The Sino-American normalization & the official launch of the succession from Kim Il Sung to Kim Jong-il, 1978-1981 -- Getting approval for the succession, 1982-1984 -- North Korea siding with the former Soviet Union, 1985-1989 -- Nuclear program & Kim Il Sung's death -- pt. 3. North Korea's nuclear diplomacy & the surrounding countries -- Provocations & signals : variations between verbal & actual provocations -- Risk-taking vis-à-vis the United States : the second nuclear crisis -- China in the North Korean nuclear quagmire : is China influential? -- Russia in North Korea's foreign policy -- Japan in North Korea's foreign policy -- South Korea in North Korea's foreign policy -- pt. 4. Prospect -- The future of North Korea's foreign policy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010039665
ISBN9780739148624 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0739148621 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780739148648 (ebook)
ISBN0739148648 (ebook)

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